Recap

Shirley blackmails a judge by threatening to out him about his marital affairs and audit his sentences on drug cases.

The Looney Tunes Theme was being played while Marlene chased Denise.

Denise was told she would not be making partner at Crane, Poole, & Schmidt.

Daniel Post asks Denise to marry him.

Denny: Shirley, this is a sweeps episode.Shirley: I'm not kissing you.

Denny again breaks character to inform her that it's an important episode and they need something more.

Alan: To next season my friend.Denny: Same night?Alan: God, I hope.

They're breaking character, second time this episode. When this episode was made, the show had already been picked up for next season, but the schedules for fall of 2006 had not yet been released. The show did move from Sundays to Tuesdays between the first and second seasons.

Courtney Reese: I'm a big girl.Denny: Excellent. Now, just for fun, try it this way, "I'm a bad girl". I just want to hear how it plays.Courtney Reese: I'm a bad girl.Denny: Very bad girl.Alan: Denny!

Brad: I've been told that you had a relationship with this judge.Shirley: Ahh.Brad: Shirley, I would never try to exploit this...Shirley: Sure you would. That's why you're here.

Shirley: The fact that you slept with Brad exposes this entire firm to sexual harassment lawsuits.Denise: What? That's absurd. There are people sleeping with each other all over this law firm. Alan Shore mated two women and had them trying to murder each other in the lobby.Shirley: You're comparing yourself to Alan Shore? How low are you going here?

Courtney Reese: We're not going to kiss, are we?Alan: Denny's girl.Courtney Reese: In his mind.Alan: Where it counts.

Denny: Shirley kissed me.Alan: Voluntarily?

Alan: Shouldn't you first get over Courtney?Denny: My interest in Courtney was mainly...Alan: Firearms?Denny: Hmmm.Alan: She'd shoot you in the end.Denny: Perhaps before.

Shirley: Denny! You're back. Denny: I am? I am. And I'm all here. Shirley: Congratulations on your big victory, it's all over the news. Married? Denny: No. Shirley: You tried. Denny: I did.

Denny: Shirley. This is a sweeps episode. Shirley: I'm not kissing you. Denny: Shirley! I'm in my seventies. I'm still a physical specimen, but you never know. What if I drop dead one day? You never got that last tonsil brushing. Shirley: You always present the most ethically challenging what-ifers.

Alan: You ever wonder if you and I are la-la? Denny: Don't be ridiculous. We're flamingos. And good ones.

Alan: There used to be a day when the pandering in our society was reserved for…Denny: Politicians?Alan: (laughs) Maybe that’s what bothers me. Hollywood has sunk to the level of congress.

Alan: To more travels, Denny.Denny: To the mountains…Alan: Prairies…Denny: Whores...Alan: America the beautiful.

TV Reporter: The prosecution of Courtney Reese for attempted murder began today…Shirley: Unbelievable.Brad: (Enters) Wherever they go, they get the good stuff.Shirley: Unbelievable.Brad: This isn’t fair.

Alan: Let’s just keep moving.Denny: What about my statement?Barry Goal: I’ll make the statement.Denny: My firm.Barry Goal: My coast.Alan: You can both make a statements. We’ll wait for you in the witness room.Barry Goal: Barry Goal.Denny: Denny Crane.Barry Goal: Barry Goal.

Cultural References

A.D.A. Holly Raines:Buzz Lightyear himself.

Buzz Lightyear is an animated character from the 1995 Disney/Pixar smash hit film, Toy Story. Buzz is a toy that is a space commander, but doesn't realize, at first, that he is actually just a toy.

Episode References

Alan: Do you ever wonder if you and I are La-La?Denny: Don't be ridiculous. We're flamingos... and good ones.

This is a reference to the episode, "Witches of Mass Destruction", where Denny and Alan dressed up as flamingos together for Halloween.